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The beekeeper's lament : how one man and half a billion honey bees help feed America  Cover Image Book Book

The beekeeper's lament : how one man and half a billion honey bees help feed America / Hannah Nordhaus.

Nordhaus, Hannah. (Author).

Summary:

Recounts the experiences of John Miller, one of the foremost migratory beekeepers, who, despite mysterious epidemics that threaten American honey populations--and the nation's agribusiness--forges on and moves ahead in a new natural world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061873256 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 006187325X (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 269 p. : ill ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, c2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Fast cars and big trucks -- Beekeeper's roulette -- The tiny leviathan -- Faustian bargains -- Trespasses -- Charismatic mini-fauna -- Survivor stock -- The human swarm -- Bittersweet bounty -- Next year, right?
Subject: Miller, John.
Bee culture > United States.
Honeybee > United States.
Migratory beekeepers > United States.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nakusp Public Library.

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Nakusp Public Library 638.1 NOR (Text) 35160000633603 Adult Non-fiction Volume hold Available -


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